New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-08
COMPETITION BY SUEz AND PANAMA.
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS WANT RELIEF.
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION GRANTS THE fEHiioN
OF THE DETROIT. GRAND HAVEN AND
MILWAUKEE.

THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION GRANTS THE PETITION
OF THE DETROIT. GRAND HAVEN AND
MILWAUKEE.
WASHINGTON April THE following correspondents
has passed between Senator Leland Stanford and Juse
Cooley:
TO JUICE 7. NJ. COOLEY Chairman. mi, ,, .,o srez
as routes T SsSss Win GSs RSd
competing prices through to atlantic S 70
NsSYorf the line from china
Ss oue wi also before US OF
petition with Cape Horn and the Iinus o. and
Atlantic ports In order to meet os
for below what woud be rsasS.sS Of
for performed We constrne the ,oua
the Interstate Commerce act practically TO 90 IN
the application to commerce Of the common law
nna that less rate be charged than e
distance providing co1d not Se the carrier an
our a e nas 10 compete mS re fo
ann trade with The susz also unable to
w or si maler % cS We await your
struciion. LELAND STAMFORD ,,
President Southern Pacinc itailroaL
WASHINGTON. April D.
LELAND STANFORD, San Francisco. Cal ,.,,or under
the onye a sT inTa the
s''''''' " I. u COOLEY Chairman.
y,,dqe T. NJ COOLEY. Chairman. WASN'T .gton. D. C. oon
We do not ask for rulg upon special cas- ea Paeic
Atlantic ports governed by e 10 sisn
emma and Japan across
TIC ports by competition and aaents In Ch aa
Japan to obtain lu'ness make rates 10 meet tnS
viii few with cargo most, Tor points cas-
companies maintained the contracts made FOR spns ,
anG ss S AMI we ansno Sep, and dispatch
freight except upon general ruling applicable 10 a 0u
of shipment aud praeea oSTssve. gae, to do
hr% r Or s1ssnc vii no meet the case as
e ev.r- ION Of Freight oIere,L LELAND STANFORD.
WASHINGTON. Aprh7
LELAND STANFORD san Francisco. 10
The commission were uns, nc mi:aTprgsnS,on ION e te
Of your own you call for anthoria
and then inv esira;cd by them r. ~ COOLEY Chairman.
The commission has to-day made an ORDER allowing the
Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee, Company 10 chSe
n less rate on tra0c from Milwaukee by way Of Grand
Haven destined points east OF st. Clair ana Detroit
Rivers, than is charged on the all-ral lines
by way OF Chicago the like traffic For this purpose
the operaons Of the fourth section Of the Interstate
Commerce law is suspended to the traffic IRON MI
waukee the petitioners ue so lar as 10 permit tne
charging OF greater rates for the traDspo
tation OF property frou Grand Haven ana points
NJ the Detroit and II Clair rivers than charged on
he Ike traffic from Milwaukee 10 points east OF the eae
rivers over the line. aud also for the transportation
OF property TO onia and Grand Haven ana points nc DC
tween the same nom points east Of the Detroit anu ~.
Clair rivers, than charged on the Ike tfahc " ALI
waukee over he same line 49, -, s.A
The Commission. upon second petition or the SOUTH
crn Ealway and Steamship Association, setting loith
that ce stain competitive points had been lnadNeT,ehHy
omitted In ia first petition has toay ordered ',t
b,Irc hchn ond West Point, Va; Raleigh Charotte
aud Fayetteville, y. C.; Jacksonville. Fla tlorencc
\ a.; Iarboro. Goldsboru and Newbernc, n C knox
WILLIE Tenn; Columbus. Miss Williamson. n - Nht-
lot tesyc, Va anl ScOrgeown = t We ihserteh III 'uc
order promulgated yesterday as points rom and 10
which lower may be charged than from ana 10 loca
and intermediate points. ,---,.....
A application the D'lp lines ami me inerchahls
Of osfon authorize the trunk lines or railroads. It0
chicago 10 Boston To tie export trade on TIE
same basis a. heretofore giving equal rates Win new
Y0rk on IL merchandise exported has been referred 70
Commissioner Walker for Investigation. ne 'OmnIls
sion vii take recess from to-day until friy OF mex
during which time commissioner VIII
Boston and examine the matter.